This is the beginning of a new series in which senior leadership from various institutions will discuss their management styles, particularly in relation to neurodiverse employees. They will discuss how they can create an environment that fosters employee growth and development. This program is beneficial for individuals who want to understand the best work environment…

Register: Zoom (opens January 15) Event Capacity: 50 Cost: Free Join NYCMER’s Early Childhood Peer Group for a conversation facilitated by Dejá N. Santiago, Director of Education at Children’s Arts & Science Workshops, Inc. on the tension between freedom and structure in informal learning programs. We’ll explore ideas from the article “Rethinking Children’s Museum Learning…

The museum world is small, but at the same time so large. Come for a brief after-hours networking to meet fellow educators/workers—a chance to relax, laugh, and relate. The ice-breaker question will be “How to deal with distractions.” RSVP to neurodiversepeergroup@gmail.com. Attendees are responsible for purchasing their own food and drinks but dessert will be…

RSVP: Email neurodiversepeergroup@gmail.com Location: Museum of Modern Art (Cullman Education Center MoMA) Cost: Free, limited to current NYCMER Members Event Capacity: 14 Access programs are important to any cultural institution. Come to the ongoing series to see how different institutions run their access programs. Attendees will learn how the Museum of Modern Art’s Young Learner’s…

RSVP: Kindly RSVP to laurakujo@yahoo.com Location: Bronx Children’s Museum725 Exterior Street, 2nd FloorBronx, NY 10451https://www.bxcm.org/Bronx Children’s Museum is located on the second floor of NYC Parks’ Powerhouse Building at the north end of Mill Pond Park, across the street from Bronx Terminal Market. The main entrance to the Museum is on the Harlem River side…

Join Tiffany Ortiz, Director of Early Childhood Programs and Andrea Palma, Manager of Early Childhood Programs, from Carnegie Hall for a conversation with the NYCMER Early Childhood Peer Group about creating meaningful musical experiences for young children and their caregivers. They will share insights from Carnegie Hall’s family offerings including the Lullaby Project, Big Note…

Administrative work is essential for any museum to function effectively. It can also be overstimulating and exhausting to any museum worker. This is particularly true when considering neurodiversity. Come for a discussion about admin work and neurodiversity with museum educators Roberto Chavez (American Museum of Natural History) and Ally Salvatore (Intrepid Museum). We will engage…

Earlier this year, the Neurodivergent Educator Peer Group held their first game night. Let’s do it again! This game night will be on Zoom from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Please note that this event was originally supposed to be held in person, but is now virtual. While there is a change in a venture, it’s…

Join the Early Childhood Peer Group meet-up at the New York Historical! Members are invited to observe the museum’s beloved Little New Yorkers early childhood program in action in the DiMenna Children’s History Museum from 3:30 – 4:15 PM. The observation is limited to 5 current NYCMER members. Following the observation, all are welcome to…

Join us for the first meeting of the school year as we discuss our historic site museums, current challenges, future opportunities, along with upcoming sessions and site visits for the peer group. Our meeting site, Essex Market, is itself a historic site. The last of the original 1934 street markets, its modern home features an…